Achtkarspelen

Achtkarspelen has 28,200 residents in 12,125 households, spread over 3 districts (wijken) and 24 neighbourhoods (buurten). The average WOZ value of a home is €294,000, from €283,000 in Noord to €308,000 in Centrum. 64% of homes are owner-occupied.

Municipality · 3 districts · 24 neighbourhoods · 787 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026

28,200residents1 January 2025

€294,000average WOZ home valuevalued 1 Jan 2024

44%green within 500 mpostcode average

13services within 15 minutesmedian postcode

Four maps of Achtkarspelen.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Achtkarspelen: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Home valuesAverage WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

Map of Achtkarspelen: Average WOZ value per postcode, as a percentage of the municipal average

<80%160%+

Public transportBus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

Map of Achtkarspelen: Bus, tram, metro and rail stops within 800 m

<216+

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statistics by postcode 2024 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Statistics Netherlands and Kadaster, District and neighbourhood map 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

All 3 districts at a glance.

Colour shows where each district sits among Achtkarspelen's districts on that measure, from lowest to highest. Select one for its full report.

District	WOZ value	Owner-occupied	Aged 0–14	Aged 65+	One-person households	Green 500 m	Services 15 min	Crimes per 1,000
Noord	€283k	63%	16%	22%	33%	45%	10	20.7
Centrum	€308k	76%	15%	18%	30%	55%	6	16.7
Zuid	€301k	62%	16%	24%	32%	39%	17	18.2

Sources: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0) · Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Homes.

The average WOZ value of a home in Achtkarspelen is €294,000.

12,416homes84 newly built in 2025

87%single-family houses13% flats and apartments

64%owner-occupied30% housing association

4%built in the last ten years3% unoccupied

1,000 m³gas per home per yearaverage

2,760 kWhelectricity per home per yearaverage

5%homes off the gas gridaverage

45%homes with solar panelsaverage

The WOZ value is the official valuation each Dutch municipality sets every year for property tax. It is not a sale price. The averages here use the valuation date of 1 January 2024.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Income and work.

How households in Achtkarspelen compare with the national income distribution (reporting year 2024).

41%of households in the lowest 40% nationally

15%in the top 20% nationally

2.4%of residents live below the poverty line

€149,000median household wealth

71.0%of 15 to 75-year-olds in work

18%with a university or higher professional degree

18.0%of workers are self-employed

1.2cars per household

Statistics Netherlands ranks every household in the country by income. In a neighbourhood that matched the national mix exactly, 40% of households would fall in the lowest 40% nationally and 20% in the top 20%. Income on its own says nothing about what a place is like to live in.

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2024: income, work and education (CC BY 4.0)

Safety.

Police registered 540 crimes in Achtkarspelen in 2025, about the same as in 2024. That is 19.1 per 1,000 residents.

Driving under the influence58

Vandalism and criminal damage45

Assault42

Other property crime39

Threats32

Burglary of homes28

Theft of bicycles and mopeds28

Theft from vehicles4

Vehicle theft2

Public violence against people1

Registered crime shows what becomes known to the police, not how safe a place feels, and not every crime is reported. Town centres, shopping areas and the streets around stations have few residents but many visitors, which pushes the rate per 1,000 residents up. The categories above are a selection; the total includes every registered crime.

Source: Dutch Police, registered crime by district and neighbourhood, 2024–2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday distances.

Average distance by road for everyone living in Achtkarspelen, a not urban area.

Distance to

GP practice1.7 km

Large supermarket1.8 km

Day nursery0.7 km

Primary school0.7 km

Also

Primary schools within 3 km3.2

Primary pupils living here2,430

Secondary pupils living here1,540

Business premises3,445

Residents per km²276

Land area10,221 ha

Source: Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Key figures for districts and neighbourhoods 2025 (CC BY 4.0)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Achtkarspelen, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.